Time to Hit Restart
“I’m exhausted. Like, really exhausted.” “I hate this.” “I have so much work that it’s… it’s mind blowing.” “I feel like I’m running and running and running… and if I stop, I’m going to crash.” This is what students said...
Check Out the Fall Issue of Mainstream News
by: Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech The Fall issue of Mainstream News, sponsored by Oticon, is now available online! Discover tips for protecting children from cyber bullying, read what Clarke professionals have learned through remote services, understand how to support literacy...
School in the Time of COVID
Welcome back, itinerants! Like me, I’m sure most of you have been working throughout the summer to prepare for a school year unlike any other! I have students learning in every possible format—remote, in-person, hybrid, fully outdoors… and the list...
Managing An Unusual End To The School Year
Usually at this point in the school year, I’m writing about wrapping up. I write about summer maintenance for HAT systems, end-of-the-year IEP and transition meetings, setting up in-services for next year’s teachers and preparing students for the transition to...
Mainstream Resources
by: Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech A very special thank you to Oticon, for their generous sponsorship of Clarke’s spring #MainstreamResources series on social media, which wrapped up yesterday. We hope the information provided over the past seven weeks was helpful as...
Mainstream News Spring Resource Series
by: Clarke Schools for Hearing and Speech Starting tomorrow, Clarke will launch a special spring edition of Mainstream News sponsored by Oticon. In an effort to provide relevant, regular content to parents and professionals working from home, we will publish a Mainstream News Spring Resources Series with posts three times...
Embracing Teleservice
Things have changed overnight for schools, educators and families. Remote learning is taking place in many states, with varying degrees of preparedness, from elementary schools through college. Teleservice, or the application of telecommunications technology to deliver professional services at a...
Staying Healthy, Being Prepared
Clarke takes the threat of a COVID-19 outbreak seriously and is dedicated to ensuring proper protocols are in place to protect staff, students and family. Updates and CDC resources for the Clarke community are regularly posted at http://www.clarkeschools.org/covid19. According to Education Week:...
Making the Grade
Preparing Your Students (and Yourself!) It’s midterm and finals time for all of my junior high and high school students. I’ve worked with my schools to make sure accommodations are in place for students who will take their exams in...
Using Labels with Pride
Selecting a Name I was sitting in a high school class, observing my student. There is a second student with hearing loss in that class as well. They’re not really friends but they do have several classes together and...
